Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (b. 1976) was born in Reykjavik and spent her childhood partly in the city, partly in various villages around the country. In her youth, she was a cow-herd, sheep-minder and bartender. After publishing her first book in 1998 (When His Eyes are on You, You’re the Virgin Mary), she became a full-time writer and has now written and published nine novels and two collections of short stories. Since 2010, she has taught creative writing at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. Her work has been translated into several languages and has won various awards, including a nomination for the prestigious Nordic Council Literature Prize.
Awards for previous works:
RÚV Writer’s Fund Award for oeuvre 2020
National Radio Award for Literature 2019
Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize 2019
DV Cultural Prize 2015
Icelandic Literary Prize 2011